I decided to go with the name "Giant Bomb Jammers" because it sounded good and described my project perfectly: a Windjammers inspired Giantbomb community game. However, I've been wondering now if I might not be able to come up with something better. I'd also like to avoid any legal issues and including the words “Giant Bomb” in the title might not be the best idea. The name is also quite generic and could possibly create some confusion. So I would like to ask the community for new name suggestions. I'd prefer to keep the word “Jammers" in there, but it's not completely necessary. I'm even thinking that maybe I should just go with something completely different?
A better name for "Giant Bomb Jammers"?
If anything, I'd say you're more at risk for including the word 'Jammers' than 'Giant Bomb', since the gameplay mimics a game with Jammers already in the title. Plus the Giant Bomb crew played it and seemed cool with it. I'm not a lawyer but would (could?) a company issue a C&D for something you aren't selling or making money from in any way? I suppose they could...I think Nintendo has in the past.
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But more seriously, it might be easier without the jammers bit. It's hard to link something with jammers and make it sound sleek!
First off, I'm not a lawyer.
Second, it might be wise to consult Jeff or CBSi legal about using their likenesses in a non-profit manner. If anything, you'd probably be more at risk using the Persona GB portraits.
Also, "Jammers" seems sufficiently both vague and different from Wind Jammers that you're probably in the clear.
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@irvandus: That was one of the possible name ideas, but it still doesn't feel ideal.
@gaff: I got Supernormalstep's permission to use his artwork in the game.
@clonedzero: I thought about that too, but I think non-giantbomb users would wonder what the heck the "GB" stood for.
@brodehouse: @rongalaxy: There is an open source project called "Bombjammers" already, but I never really liked the name anyway.
@spoonman671: I can't believe I forgot about that shirt. That's actually a pretty good name. I like that it has both "bomb" and "duders" in it. I wonder if using it would be a problem? Being an official Giantbomb T-shirt and all. I might ask the staff about this.
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